Chapter 53: CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE

The ambience of the hall struck Taylor as heavenly. She knew the theme was usually white and silver but her new pack members outdid themselves.

The chairs were all draped with a white satin material and as she was less down the aisle towards the podium where her mate and two elders stood, she noticed the decorations on the wall as well.

Flowers were all over the room and she noticed they added her favorite lilies on the little tables that the chairs were set around.

“You look like an angel. I'm happy we chose this dress, June was going crazy” Tessa, who held her arm while helping her walk to the podium said, chuckling.

“Thank you Tess, I wouldn't have been able to do this without you.” She said smiling as she was handed over to her mate.

She looked at him and offered a silent thanks to the goddess for pairing her with him. He wore white shirt with pants that made him look innocent. He was very handsome and Taylor resisted the urge to do things to him right there and then.

Dante took one inhale of her scent and his eyes changed to a deep golden color, his wolf merging their consciousness.

“Mine” he growled, bringing her up to the raised spot and immediately going for where he placed a mark on her shoulder.

“I'm all yours baby, but everyone is watching” Taylor told him in their link, laughing at his excitement.

Dante regained control of himself and quickly adjusted his pants, and proceeded to hand her over to Elder Tim.

“Sorry, I was carried away for a bit” he apologized with a chuckle.

“It's alright Alpha, your mate is stunning. Now, let's proceed.” he responded, smiling.

The other two elders presented a bowl and stretched their hand for Dante's hand.

They cut it and blood flowed into the bowl before they tapped it and it stopped immediately.

Then it was Taylor's turn and it went a little bit different.

She handed her arm and a slight incision let her blood flow into the bowl. The moment the elders saw it, they all gasped.

“She's a pure blood!”

The entire pack broke out in a rowdy way, everyone shocked at the revelation.

“Why are they reacting that way?” Taylor asked her mate.

“Well, my mother was a pure blood and she was an amazing Luna but it kind of put the pack in a lot of issues having to protect her. But you don't have to worry, I will make sure you are well trained so you can hold your ground until you get access to help. I'll never let anything happen to you again, I swear it” Dante told her, his arm cupping her cheek.

“My Alpha, does this mean we are going to the Royal Pack? They need to know about the survival of one pure blood. I believe they will provide more protection. The extinction of the pure bloodline is one that terrified everyone. This is a second chance given to us by the goddess and I feel the Alpha King will do better to protect the sacred bloodline than he did before” suggested Elder Mack.

“There are so many things we need to put in place before going to the Royal Pack. She has single handedly healed over five thousand feral wolves. Many of whom are going to be incorporated into our pack army. We need to get everyone integrated into the pack before setting off to the Royal Pack but for now, let's complete the ceremony, my mate is tired.” Dante told them.

By this point, everyone had quieted down, even in the mind links.

The blood was mixed together and passed around the entire pack.

Everyone touched it and tapped their forehead, signaling their acceptance of their leaders.

When they were done with that, the couple made their declaration to their pack.

“I, Dante Alexander Night, promise to lead you in wisdom and strength, to only do what is in your best interest and to be the best Alpha to you all.”

“I, Taylor Red Thorne promise to lead you in my best capacity, to ensure the safety and well-being of this pack and to help my mate be the best Alpha to you all.”

“We, the Night Howler's Pack accept your pledge and promise to obey your authority as our Alpha and Luna” chorused the entire Pack, sealing the union.

Elder Tim took both of their hands and raised them up in front of the entire crowd;

“I present to you, your Alpha and Luna”

Everyone cheered in excitement, the night having a better feeling.

“And to help me in running this pack, I will be selecting our Beta and Delta in about two months time. Everyone from the Beta and Delta lineage who is interested in the position needs to meet my mate to be registered. You will be tested on several things including loyalty and trust; the next few years will involve a lot of repairs in our pack and an incoming war, we don't need anyone to betray us. Now, let's head outside for our first pack run as an Alpha couple” announced Alpha Dante to an excited pack.

Everyone rushed outside, some removing their clothes on their way out in excitement. Their run spanned through the whole pack, their Alpha and Luna leading the way, creating a very happy and fun atmosphere.

They came back from the run, and Dante took his mate inside. Despite the heaviness in their heart, they couldn't stop themselves from taking each other to a wonderful climax over and over again.

The next morning, Taylor knew it was time to get to work because while they were slowing down to feel and celebrate, their enemies were getting ready for the battle ahead.

“Good morning Luna” she heard from several voices in her head as she stepped out in her training gear.

This shocked her for a moment as she had not had anyone call her this and really mean it. This was her pack now and very soon, she will bring her first pack here and everyone can be together as they prepare for what's ahead.

“Good morning everyone” she greeted back, waving her hands to everyone.

“Luna, please I would like to apply for the role of a Beta. Is there a form to fill?” A young man approached Taylor as she was close to the training grounds.

“Yea, what's your name?”

“Kristen”

“Yea, Kristen. Come to my office in two hours' time, direct everyone else interested in the position to do the same as I'll be training until then, okay?”

“Alright, thank you” he replied and left her path.

When she walked into the training area, there were wolves in different states of distress. Since they had not been training all these years, Dante had his work cut out for him and he was not going easy on any of them.

“You all are too slow! This is a world class army, is this how you are going to face your enemies?” He roared, forcing everyone to get more serious, his anger pouring out.

He was so engrossed in correcting them he didn't even notice her presence.

But Taylor definitely noticed his shirtless form glistening in the early morning sun.

She noticed Tessa skipping at a very fast pace and decided to start from there, seeing a familiar face at last.

“Hey Tess, can I join you?”

Someone scoffed, forcing her to turn to the lady who pretended she had done nothing.

Taylor decided to ignore it, maybe it was a mistake.

“Good morning Luna, the ropes are over there but you need to run up and down a little bit before skipping, your body will be freer that way” Tessa told her, not pausing for a second.

Taylor heeded her instructions and began running back and forth on the track. By the 4th time, she was already running out of breath.

“Why are you stopping? Keep running” she heard, shocked, she turned and saw her mate watching as the trainer told her what to do. He didn't react in any way so she decided to listen to the man even though her body was begging her to lie down and sleep right there and then.

When she had done up to ten laps, he finally allowed her to head back to the skipping she had had her mind on earlier. But Tessa was already done with that and was sparring now.

Not wanting to show her fears of strange faces, she picked up a rope and attempted to jump but due to her tiredness from all the running she just did, she tripped and fell and to her shock, the same girl who had snorted earlier began to laugh.

“Oh my goodness, this is our Luna? I'm so happy I wasn't here yesterday. The thought of accepting such a weakling hurts my ego” she said before going back to her sparring partner.

Taylor was enraged. She may not be the strongest person but her wolf made up for her inadequacies and said wolf was livid.

“Excuse me? Who are you talking to?”

The tall blonde punched her opponent extra hard to prove a point and faced Taylor, irritation written all over her features.

“You. And I'm saying that you are a mistake. Lunas are supposed to be strong and powerful. But you? You've not even gotten here and you already got kidnapped and worse, you can't even train. Pathetic!” She shouted in Taylor's face.

Filled with anger, Taylor slapped her. Hard!